Archive for April, 2007

BB Plug-in: Pins Archive

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Many times I felt that I wish to mark some article I stumbled upon to get back to it later, or what’s better to save it somewhere for continued reference. There’s no doubts there are many of us in this club.

As you may know, I’m working for BlogBridge these days. Recently, we added a shining new wonderful plug-in framework that lets you or any 3rd party coder extend the functionality almost in a boundless way. Personally, my head is swelling with ideas to the point of explosion. That’s the main reason I’m starting the page where I publish extensions I write for the application. Be sure, I use them actively myself, so that’s not just a metaphysical exercise — it’s very serious stuff. Treat it accordingly. :)

Alright, that was a bit of introductory blah-blah, and here’s the real meat:

You can find the details on the plug-in page, but trust me, it’s that you always needed. :)

Have fun!

Top Ways to Get Done More

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

Today I bookmarked an article, and it’s extremely rare event just because usually I don’t see anything I would like to get back to and review later. Certainly, I don’t mean any reference materials, that are the essential part of my business life

The article I give extract from below is a great reminder. The reminder of all key moments you have to keep in mind when working and improving your working experience. Of course, many of the points are hard to implement as it sometimes scary to drive off the beaten track, but I believe some of them are ready for instant application and will make you feel more in control of your only life.

Even though our modern lives have an incredible number of time-saving devices, we seem to end up working more and more all the time. From time-saving devices in the home (microwave, the robot vacuum, and dishwasher, to name three), to time-saving devices at work (spreadsheets, email, Internet, etc.), we don’t seem to be able to take advantage of the time saved and claim it for ourselves.

(from: Top 10 Ways to Reduce Your Work Week)

Twitter: Useful or Not?

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

A couple of weeks ago I received an invitation to Twitter, registered, but then… I don’t get the idea. To me, saving every minute and organizing my entire life to make more room for personal stuff, this is an ordinary waste of time. I guess, I’m too practical for this and share the opinion of David Peralty up to the last word. However, I know thousands of teenagers would love it from first sight if they knew it was there. They always look for some chat boards, forums, and IMs to kill time.

Check out this post from Blogging Pro:

I just joined Twitter about an hour or two ago (my twitter), and my second impression is that it’s slow moving. I can get a whole blog post or two done before Twitter updates a preference or posts a message. My first impression, before I even signed up was “this is rediculous!”

I really don’t get Twitter. To me, it is like updating my instant messenger status information on Google Talk and whatnot, something I forget to do regularly, leaving my friends to wonder, “why has David been sleeping for four days now?”

(from: Twitter: Useful or Not?)